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Philly tech scene started by ‘people bored at their jobs’: Developing Philly ep. 3

The latest episode of the Philly tech webseries focuses on two events that helped bring the tech community together: Ignite Philly and BarCamp. Watch it below.

The origins of this second, decade-old Philly tech community reboot came from “people bored at their jobs on listservs,” said UX specialist and WPRB DJ Maria Sciarrino in Developing Phillys third episode. (This is the web series chronicling Philadelphia technology.)

But a few key events got things moving.

The latest episode of the Philly tech webseries focuses on two events that helped bring the tech community together: Ignite Philly and BarCamp. Watch it below.

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Find more of our coverage of Developing Philly here.

Companies: Ignite Philly

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